In order to play on League Night at Barney's Bowl-A-Rama, Homer assembles a ragtag group of bowlers (Apu, Moe, and Otto the bus driver) to play, but when he can't pony up the $500 fee, he asks Mr. Burns for the money, who is so high that he thinks Homer is The Pillsbury Doughboy (Poppin' Fresh). Meanwhile, Bart buys the latest issue of ''Magazine/{{Mad}}'' and finds an iron-on T-shirt decal, which he wears to school -- and the ensuing riot leads Springfield Elementary to implement a uniforms-only dress code.-----------------------------------------------------!!This episode contains examples of (YMMV tropes can be found [[YMMV/TheSimpsonsS7E12TeamHomer here]]):* CallBack: One of the bowling teams Homer's team competes against is called "[[MeaningfulName The Home Wreckers]]" and consists of the three women and one man who tried to break up Homer and Marge's marriage to each other: Shauna Tifton (the belly-dancing stripper known as "Princess Kashmir" from "Homer's Night Out"), Lurleen Lumpkin (the country singer from "Colonel Homer" and later, "Papa Don't Leech," though "Marge vs. the Monorail" showed that Lurleen has become a drugged-out mess following Homer offering Lurleen to another manager), Mindy Simmons (the sexy DistaffCounterpart of Homer on "The Last Temptation of Homer," though "Another Simpsons Clip Show" revealed that Mindy became an alcoholic and got fired from her job at the nuclear plant[[note]]whether this was a rumor or Mindy got clean and sober and has since been reinstated is not known[[/note]]), and Jacques (the French bowler Marge almost slept with on "Life in the Fast Lane." Prior to this episode, he was seen in the hospital waiting room on "Homer's Triple Bypass" and was in the single losers' line at the Monster Mart on "Homer and Apu").* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: One of the most memorable examples.--> '''Homer:''' Yeah, Moe, that team sure did suck last night. They just plain sucked. I've seen teams suck before, but they were the suckiest bunch of sucks that ever sucked.* GaveUpTooSoon: Believing nobody other than Homer would show up at his bar, Moe closes it earlier and turns the lights off just as Mayor Quimby and his brothers are about to enter with the intention to start a DrinkingContest.* HonorBeforeReason: A funny version. [[ItsUpToYou Homer takes it upon himself]] to get all $500 to start the bowling team, [[MundaneSolution instead of each member pitching in $125]].* HypocriticalHumor: When Marge is impressed by the fact that Otto converted a 7-10 split, Homer states that the individual doesn't matter because it was a team effort and '''''[[ItsAllAboutMe he]]''''' came up with the idea of making a team.* IHaveNoSon: PlayedForLaughs -- The Squeaky-Voiced Teen gets disowned by his mother (Lunchlady Doris) because he literally couldn't rent a bowling lane to his own mother on league night.* {{Irony}}: Jacques is the only professional bowler among "The Home Wreckers" and his teammates blame him for losing.* {{Jerkass}}: Mr. Burns, angry that he gave Homer $500 for bowling, joins his team as revenge. He provides to be a poor bowler by always getting gutter bowls, but then shows a kind side by giving his entire team new tee shirts and winning the match (because of Otto breaking a nearby machine by accident). Of course, [[JerkWithAHeartOfJerk he takes the trophy for himself and sends his hounds to attack his teammates when they try to take it back]].* MadeOfIncendium: When the kids knock over Mrs. Krabappel's desk, it spontaneously catches fire.* NoodleIncident: So, ''so'' many in this episode:** Homer once tried to borrow $1500 from Mr. Burns. When Marge asks why, Homer snaps, "Oh, I gotta get the third degree from you, too?"** Homer stealing a Best Supporting Actor Oscar from Dr. Haing S. Ngor, who won it for ''The Killing Fields'' (or Don Ameche, who won it for ''Cocoon'', if you're watching the edited reruns on TV or on DVD) for unknown reasons.** Mr. Burns missing out on his monthly boweling, and the end result being "unpleasant for all concerned."** What will happen to Principal Skinner's mom if she wears a dress made from the same material as the uniforms (which turn tye-dye in the rain)?* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Otto converting his 7-10 split. To do this, it's required to bounce one pin off of the side or back wall of the pit to hit the other pin.* RagtagBunchOfMisfits:** "The Pin Pals": Homer (nuclear technician), Moe (bartender), Apu (convenience store keeper) and Otto (bus driver and TheStoner). Otto was later replaced with Mr. Burns (CorruptCorporateExecutive)** "The Home Wreckers": Jacques (professional bowler), Princess Kashmir (belly dancer/stripper), Mindy Simmons (nuclear power plant worker) and Lurleen Lumpkin (country singer)** "The Stereotypes": Cletus (a hick), Luigi (Italian chef), Groundskeeper Willie (Scottish school janitor), and Captain [=MacCallister=] (sea captain and restaurant owner).* SpringtimeForHitler and EpicFail: Moe's attempt at crippling Mr. Burns's bowling performance actually ''improves'' it.** It also counts as a NiceJobBreakingItHero; though from Mr. Burns' point of view it's actually a NiceJobFixingItVillain.* TemptingFate: After Homer told his Family nothing would stop his team, we got a scene of Mr. Burns finding a check about bowling. [[SubvertedTrope Smithers explained it was about "boweling"]]. [[DoubleSubverted Then he spots the true bowling check]].